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CHOPS, 



An Ethiopian Farce 



IN ONE ACT. 



BY G. SHACKELL. 



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FEINTED FEOM THE AUTHOR'S ORIGINAL 

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Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1886, h]/ 

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CHARACTERS. 



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Frederick Johnson, . - . A young Doctor. 

Mr. Corn well, - - A visitor from the country. 

Chops. - - - - 'A, negro servant. 



COSTUMES. 

Johnson — A. haslne^s suit. 
Corn well — Shahhy- genteel. 
Chops — Extra cageid waiter' a dress, high collar. 



SCENE— A PLAIN HOOM. 
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THP96-U06743 

TIME OF PLAY IXG-T WENT Y-FIVE MINUTES. 



STAGE DIllECTIOXS. 

R., means Right; l., Laft; r. ii.. Right Hxnd, l. h.. Laft Hiul; c, Centra; s. e * 
[2d E.,] Second Entrance; u. E., Upper Entrance; m. d.. Middle Ddot; v., tlie Flat; 
D. F., Door in Flat; r. c, Right of Centre; l. c, Left of Centre. 

R. R. C. C. L. C. Ii. 

*** The reader is supposed to be upon the Stage, facing the audience. 



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SCENE. — Dining room. Tahh? c. 'tolth two chairs, a 
small taUe ii. for Chops. 

Johnson disco re red stand hi <j with a note in his hand. 

Johnson. This is verv annoying, Vv^e have just had din- 
ner, and in comes our old friend Cornwell to make a visit. 
Hungry as a bear, no doubt, and I guess there is not much 
left in the larder, and to make it worse I have received a 
summons from one of my patients to come at once, and per- 
haps will not be back for a couple of hours. I shall be 
obliged to leave friend CorriWell in Cliops' care, and Chops 
although a splendid servant, is always up to some trick, and 
I am afraid he will be trying some of them upon my visitor 
before I return. Mr. Cornwell is a peculiar old gentleman, 
and I would not have him abused for the world. However, 
I must caution Chops, and also see what there is for my 
friends lunch, {calls Cnors) Chops ! 

Enter Chops sloichj, R. u. e. a paper in his hand which he 

is reading. 

Chops. Abeum Lincum say he's a gwine to 
Free all de niggers in de war, 
Old massa Johnson say he's a mind to 
See how Abeum do dat da. 



4 CHOPS. 

He rims against Fkedepjck as he finishes. Starts vjhen he 

sees him. 

Chops. Dat you massa? didn't know you was here? 

Frederick, {sharply) Didn't know I was here ? didn't 
you hear me call you ? 

Chops. Di — did you call me massa? 

Fred. Yes I did. Where did you get that verse you 
were reading? 

Chops. Dis verse ? Yes, dat's one of mine. You didn't 
know I was a contributor, did you ? 

Fred. You a contributor ? 

Cliops. Oh, yes massa, I can make more at dat dan 
working out; so I's going to leave you next week. 

Fred. Going to leave? 

Chops. Yes gwine to leave. I's tired of working for 
three dollars a week. 

Fred. Don't it find you too ? 

Chop)S. Guess you does find me, but I haven't found de 
three dollars yet. I's made an engagement to contribute 
for de "New York Bomb Shell." I do all de heavies, and 
throw all de big political bombs. Won't make big pay 
right away till I get used to it; but after dat, why I just 
rake in de money. Just started last week. Course can't 
expect to make much on de start, but I'll get more after 
a while. 

Fred. Well, Sam, sorry you are going to leave, and 
hope you will do well, and if you w^ant to come back to 
work for me, why all right, {aside) He will be back in a 
w^eek. ' Say, Chops, I have an old friend come in, and you 
must get him a lunch. He has come a long way, and must 
be hungry. I am called away, and shall not be back for 
some time. I want you to be polite to Mr. Cornwell, treat 
him niceh^ and be sure you don't get up to any of your 
tricks. What can you give him for a lunch? 

Chops. Don't know, massa, we's done got away wid 
about ebery thing 'ceptin' de chicken you — you brought for 
to-morrow. 

Fred. Ah, that will do, give Mr. Cornwell some choice 

bits of that, some wine, and anything else you can find. 

'■ Now get lunch ready at once, and mind what I told you. 



CHOPS. b 

{exit Chops, r. Fred lool^ing, l.) Here comes Cornwell 
now. 

Enter Cornwell, l. they shake hands. 

Fred. Mr. Cornwell, I am sorry to say I am called away 
to see a patient, and will be obliged to leave you in care of 
my servant. Chops. He will get you a lunch at once, and I 
hope you will get along all right till I return. 

Corn. Well, Frederick, I am sorry you must go, but 
you needn't be at all anxious about me; Chops and I will 
get along all right, (aside) I hope that nigger will hurry 
up the lunch, I am hungry as a wolf. 

Fred, Come in here, Mr. Cornwell, and I will show you 
something to amu?e yourself with till Chops gets lunch 
ready. 

Corn. All ■ ■, ::i:,, Frederick, I am coming. {looMng hack 
loisffidhj at tahle) Gewhilekers my stomach ! 

{exeunt L. u. E. 

Filter Chops, r. u. e., hringing tray tcith small cooked 

chicken, hony and very naich over done. Large knife ^ 

hatchet, also hottle of wine and tioo glasses. Places 

tattles and glasses on tahle c, tray and chicken on 

side tahle as he conies in. 

Chops. Canary birds on toast. Well, dat am de toughest 
chicken I eber seed." Broke three carvin' knives trying to 
get thro his hide. Guess massa bought him at a bankrupt 
sale. I cooked him about ten hours, and he ain't showed no 
signs of gettin' tender yet. {goes over to tahle, c, pours 
out vjine, and drinks) Oh, goodness, dat's lovely ! Massa 
don't let me hab any of dat very often. Now if dat old hay- 
seed hadn't come, I'd agone fishing wid another coon, and 
he had a bottle about dat long wid him. Yum, yum ! Den 
massa he wouldn't let me go, cause he had company come. 
By golly, I'll get eben wid old hay seed for dat. Gee, I'll 
hab more fun wid him dan a circus, (goes to side tahle picks 
tip the chicken hy leg) A few choice bites ! By golly, dar 
aint been no choice bites on dis ar fowl since Noah's Ark lit 
on Bunker's Hill ! Dat's a rooster ebery time. He's been 
roostin' around so long, he's got humpbacked. Dis must 



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hab been de cbicken dat scratched up all Cain's clover seed 
in de garden of Eden. Ya, ya! He's a daisy, lie is. 

{slajys it down on table. 

Enter Cornwell, l. u. e. 

Corn. Say, Chops, haven't you got that ar lunch ready 
yet? 
(Chops looks at him, turns around and langhs to himself, 

Cho2)s. [aside) Oh, look at de old sardine ! 

He continues to laugh. Cornwell comes over and sla^s 
him on Ixick, Chops starts. 

Corn. What are you laughing at, you white-washed 
angel ? 

Choj)S. I wasn't hafin'. 

Corn. Yes, you was. 

Chops, No, honest I wasn't. 

Corn. I tell you I know you was. 

Choj)S. Den I must hab been lafin'. 

Gor)i. Of course you was, you can't fool me. 

Choj)s. Dat's all right, who said I wasn't? 

Corn. You did. ISlow see here, have you got that lunch 
ready ! 

Chojjs. Say, massa, v/hat's your name? 

Corn. My name is CornwelL Drove in thirteen miles 
this mornin', and I am about cavin' for something to eat. 
What have you got for lunch? 

Choj)s. Got some bery tender chicken here, I'll give 
you a lew choice pieces ob dat, and a bottle of elegant wine, 
dat's all I can scrape up. 

Corn. Well, hurry up and cut that chicken, I'm starved. 

Choj). Well, say, massa Carnstock 

Corn. Cornwell I told you. 

Cho2)s. Yes, dat's what I said, Cornfield. Say, massa 
Corncrib, if you just sit down here and look ober de paper, 
I'll hab de chicken ready in a minute, {hands jpajper) Dat's 
de last paper. 

Corn, {takes jyctjyer, sits at G. tahle facing the audience) 
This ain't the hist paper, it's a week old. 

Chops. Oh, no, massa, dat am de last ; got it outen de 
post o&ce dis mornia'^ 



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Corn. I tell you its a week old; look at the date. July 
16th., that's last week. 

Choj)s. Oh, you can't tell nuffin' by dat, dey just forgot 
to change de date, dat's all. 

Corn. Well, hurry up with that chicken. 

Chops. Yes, massa. {goes hack of Cornwell's cliair 
examines attentively his hald head) By golly! what a 
skating rink dat would make. Looks like a Minnesota farm 
after de grasshoppers had make a call. 

Corn, {sees kirn and turns quicMy) What are you 
doing there? 
{as he sj>eahs, Cilots points to apiece in paper and reads. 

Chops. Horrible slaughter ! Three persons burnt up by 
a cyclone. 

Corn, {angry) Will you bring that chicken ? 

Chops. Yes, massa, you shall hab it at once. 

CoRNWELL j>6'^^7'5 xoine in glass sets on talle. Chops starts 
for side tahle, hut sees wine, and as Cornwell turns 
to p)a2yer, Chops drinks ivine, then goes to chicken, 
chops ojf one leg ivith hatchet. Next sharpens knife 
on floor, and succeeds in cutting off several pieces of 
skin and hones — exerts himself very onuch. CoPvNWell 
turns, takes glass, carries it to mouth, is aston ished 
to find yyine gone. Looks at glass, then at Chops; 
seeing Chops at work, pours more wine, holding it in 
his hand after tasting it. Chops takes large straw, 
goes upheliindhiin and drinks ivine through straw, 
thenhrings jylcite loith lohat chicken he has cut, and 
places hefore Cornwell. Cornwell turns, carries 
glass to mouth, and is- very much astonished to find it 
empty, hut sets glass doxon and turns his attention to 
plate. 

Chops. Dar, massa, dar's some to begin on. I'll hab 
some more directly. 

QoK^^'Y.\A. devours chicken ravenously ^ finally chokes very 
hadly; gets red in face. Chops runs to his assistance, 
goes hehind chair, p>ulls his head hack, succeeds injyuU- 
ing a large piece of skin from his mouth. 



Oor7i, (recovers — to Chops, angrihj) Say, bring me some- 
thing I can eat, not a lot of skin and bones; hurry up 
now. 

Chops. Yes, massa, you shall hab so'"iie in a second. 
{aside) By golly, old Cornfield had it bad dr^t time; I 
toustht Gaberal called him sure. 

Eijcit and returns with hand saio, saivs chicken in two, 
takes hoth pieces to table, also tales hottle like first 
marked '^i^ohon^' throivs one half of chicken upon 
Corn well's palate, sits in chair at side of tahle^ 
and begins to chew at the other halfj helps him? elf to 
wine from bottle on table. 

Corn, (sees him) Say, drop that wine, you 

Chops. Dot's just what I'm doing, massa. 

Corn. I mean crive me that bottle ! 

Chops. Oh, dat's different! 

Changes bottles, gives Qon^^wEiAj p>olson bottle. Cornwell 
takas a sivallow or tioo, spits it on. the floor, takes up 
bottle, sees label and is horrified; turns to Chops and 
finds him drinking from the other bottle, gets excited. 

Corn. Say, Chops, was there poison in this bottle? 

Chops takes no notice; continues drinking. Cornwell 
gets more excited, bangs Chop, o the head, and repeats 
(juestlon. Gro'PS jumps. 

Chops. Yes ! 

Corn. Well, I drank some of it. i'ni poisoned! 

Chops. Guess you arc. (drinks. 

Corn, (pleadingly) Chops, do you mean that ? will it 
kill me ? 

Chops. Sure thing. If you drank half a drop of dat 
stuff, it will kill you deader d;in dat i-ooster. 

Corn. Oh, what shall I do? Oli, Ch ps, what did you 
give me that stuff for? 

Chops. I didn't do nuilin', wliat are you talking about? 

Corn, You gave me the bottle. 

Chops. No I didn't, massa Pop corn, I just had de bot- 
tle in my hand ; was going down cellar to kill some rats, 



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and you took de bottle and drank it. But you needn't make 
so much fuss about it, you might as well die now as any 
time. You got to die some time. 

Co7m. Oh, Chops, go and get Frederick ; may be he can 
give me something ! 

Chojys. {drinking) Habn't got time massa. You needn't 
be alarmed, you'll die all right. 

Corn. But I don't want to die ; I ain't ready to die. 

Cliojps. Well, you better get ready den ; you better say 
your prayens, and go and lie down dar somewhere, and die 
decent. Don't make so much noise about it; you interrups 
my reflections. [drinhs. 

Corn. Chops, h-how long does it take to-to kill a per- 
son? 

Chojys, Well, 'cordin' to de way it lays out de rats 1 
should think dat you would last for as much as ten minutes 
yet. 

Corn, (peside himself) Ten minutes ! Oh, dear ! Oh, 
dear ! (bows head on tcible and moans loudly ^ then sud- 
denly jumps u]) , rushes out l. u. e., andhrings up against 
Feed. v:ho is coming in, hothfall on stage — Chops roai's 
with laughter.) 

Fred, {getting up) What's this ! What's the matter ? 

(Chops sneaJcs off r. laughing. 
Corn. Oh, Fm poisoned, I'm poisoned ! Give me some- 
thing, quick ! 

Jp}'ed. {calls) Chops! Chops! 

Ervter, Chops, r., running, looJdng very innocent. 

Choj^s. Yes, massa, what you want? 

Fred. Come and help me lift him to a chair, he says he 
is poisoned, then run and get me some mustard and warm 
water. Now quick ! {they lift him to chair, exit Chops 
R., running — Corn well acts very side) What is it, where 
did you get the poison ? 

Corn, ifeelly) I drank it out of a bottle, thought it 
was wine. 

Enter J Chops r., loith large dish and spoon ^ gives to Fred, 



10 CHOPS, 

Fred gives Cornwell several sjyoonsfiill — CsopS trying 
to assist, laughing — medicine malces Cornwell worse. 

Fred. You must vomit, or you will die. How do you 

feel? 

Corn, {very sick) I feel as though I wanted to die. 

Chops. Oh, you will die all right. 

Fred. You keep still ! 

Corn. It's all Chop's fault, he gave it to me. 

Chops. Didn't do no such thing, didn't know nuffin 
'bout it. 

Fred. Where is that bottle ? {looks around — sees lot- 
tie) Is this it? 

Corn. Yes, that's it. Chops gave it to me. 

Chops. No, honest, massa Frederick, I didn't know 
nuffin 'bout it. Guess massa Oorncrib has got de snakes, 
he had a terrible pile of wine. 

Fred. Why, this is not poison, it is only salt and water. 
{angry) Chops, this is one of your tricks, you shall catch 
it this time. 
Fred starts for Chops, Cornwell suddenly recovers, grals 

112? hrooni and also rushes for him, they chase him round 

stage, Cornwell <7^ Qnov wheels, using hrooni on his heady 

Chops shouting. Frederick ybZ^^^^/v*;^^ Cornwell, Chops 

suddmly stops, stoops douui and Gornwei.l goes over 

hi/n falling on stage, Frederick stunihles and falls over 

Jiiiu — Chops stands near laughing. 

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m former tunes. Oath of vengeance. The patriotic Dutchman, llis wonderful 
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FARCES CONTINUED. ^ i^^ 

103 How vSistev Paxcy got her 157 

I Child Biiptiz d 2 1 

50 How She has Own Way 1 .'5 

140 How He Popiied the Quest'n. 1 1 

74 How to Tame M-in-Law 4 2 

;i5 How Stout i'onr Uetting 5 2 

47 In the Wrong Box 3 

9rt In the Wrong Clothes 5 3 

11 John Smith 5 3 

W Jumbo Jnm 4 3 

82 Killin- T'me 1 1 

182 Kittie's AVeddlng Cake 2 2 

127 Lick Skillet Wedding 2 2 

1(X) Lodgings for Two 3 (J 

13it Matrimonial Bliss 1 1 

69 Mother's Fool (5 1 

1 Mr. and Mrs. Pringle 7 2 

loS Mr. Hudson's Tiger Hunt 1 1 

23 My Heart's in Highlands 4 3 

208 Ay Precious Betsey 4 4 ,„, 

212 My Turn Next 4 3 I |34 

32 Mv Wife's Relations 4 4 1'' 

18(i My Day and Now-a-Days 1 

44 Obedience 1 2 

:« On the Sly 3 2 

57 Paddy Milos' Boy 5 2 

1(>5 Persecuted Dutchman (5 3 

195 Poor Pilieody 3 2 

159 Quiet Family 4 4 

171 Kough Diamond G 3 

180 Ripples 2. 

4<S Schnaps 1 1 

138 Sewing Circle of Period 5 

115 S. H. A. M. Pinafore 5 3 

55 Somebody's Xobody 3 2 

137 Taking the Census 1 1 

40 Thit Mysterious B'dle ^ 2 2 

38 Tne Bewitched Closet 5 2 

131 The Cigarette 4 2 

101 The Coming Man 3 1 

1(57 Turn Him Out 3 3 

h8 The Sham Professor 4 

.54 TheTwoT.J's 4 2 

28 'I hirtv-three Next Birthday.. 4 2 

142 Tit for Tat 2 1 

213 Vermont Wool Dealer 5 3 

151 Wanted a Husbaud ....2 1 

5 When Womnn Weep 3 2 

5(5 "Wooing Under Difficulties — . 4 3 

70 AVhich will he_ Marry 2 8 

l;i5 Widower's Trials o 4 

147 Wakipg Him Up 1 2 

155 Why they Joined the Re- 
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Yankee Duelist 2 2 

Ya- kee Pe<ldler 7 3 

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Academy of Stars 6 

An Unhappy Pair 1 1 

Black Shoemaker 4 2 

Black Statue 3 2 

Chops 3 Oi 

Cuff's Luck 2 1 

Crimi>s Trip 5 

Fetter Lane to (jravesend 2 

Haunte<l House 2 

Handy Andy 2 C 

Joe's Vis t 2 1 

M schievous Nigger 4 2 

Musical Darkey 2 

No Cure No Pay 3 1 

Not as Deaf as He Seeais 2 

OldPompey 1 1 

Other People's Children 3 2 

Pomp's Pranks 2 

Quarrel.'^ ome Servants 3 

Rooms to Let 2 1 

School 5 I 

Seeing Bosting 3 0| 

Sham Dcctor 3 3 l 

1(',0U0 Years Ago 3 

Sport with a Sportsman 2 

Stage Struck Darkey 2 1 

Stocks Up, Stocks Down 2 

That Boy Sam 3 1 

The Select School 5 

The Popcorn Man 3 1 

The Studio 3 

Those Awful Boys 5 

Twain's Dodging 3 1 

Trieks G 2 

Uncle Jeff 5 2 

U. S. Mail 2 2 

Vice Versa 4 

Villkens and Dinah 4 1 

Virginia Mummv G 1 i 

Who Stole the Chickens 2 ! 

William Tell 4 0! 

Wig-Maker and His Servants 3 \ 
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